I’m looking at EVs or PHEVs and was wondering what I need at home. I know I can charge with a standard 110 outlet, but what about a 220? Would I be able to charge directly from it or do I have to get a charger installed?
Thank you
I’m looking at EVs or PHEVs and was wondering what I need at home. I know I can charge with a standard 110 outlet, but what about a 220? Would I be able to charge directly from it or do I have to get a charger installed?
Thank you
You need an EVSE (commonly confused with a charger) that is compatible with the plug type, regardless of voltage. A level 1 (110) EVSE usually comes with the car, and those sometimes have comparability with level 2 (220) via an interchangeable plug adapter.
This is a bit of a broad statement. About half of EVs (and since Tesla is one of them, about 75% of total cars) don’t come with any EVSE by default without an extra charge.
And that means buying the cheapie plug-in travel unit is rather foolish, since the cost of that + quality non-melting socket + mandatory GFCI breaker is more than the cost of many hard-wired wall units, which will give a better experience overall. Further, the wall unit can be configured to ANY speed, and so can work on most any service panel. Even if your panel is 100% subscribed, a few hundred dollars more gets you a clamp ammeter kit so certain wall units can auto-adjust EV speed so panel overload is impossible.
So you have to pay an extra charge to get a charger that will charge your car. English language fun.
I basically have 220V outlet already setup in my garage, so you are saying all I need is a cable? No need for the wall mounted charger?